As the calendar year draws to its end, I know what you're thinking: Who will be the last Absent Friend recognized by The Grandstander in 2019?
Today, you get a two-for-one deal, but there are still three days left in the year after today.
Jerry Herman was truly a legend on Broadway. From 1960 to 1998, twelve different shows with Herman's music and lyrics played on Broadway. The most famous among them were "Hello, Dolly", "Mame", and "La Gage aux Folles". In his career, Herman won two Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and was a Kennedy Center Honoree.
He was 88 years old.
Sue Lyon
1946 - 2019
Sue Lyon died yesterday at the age of 73. She was controversially thrust to stardom when, at the age of 16, she was cast by Stanley Kubrick to play the sex nymphet Lolita in the movie, "Lolita" in 1962. She went on to play in a few other feature films, most notably "Night of the Iguana" (1964) and "Tony Rome" (1967). By the 1970's, she appeared mostly in TV shows, including "Night Gallery", "Love, American Style", and, yes, "Fantasy Island". (Can't believe that she never boarded the "Love Boat".) She only had 26 acting credits according to IMDB, her last one being a small part in a forgettable 1980 horror flick, "Alligator".
Maybe not a huge body of work, but because of just that one signature role as Lolita, Sue Lyon's passing is worth noting.
RIP Jerry Herman and Sue Lyon.
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